Pocket cigarette-making device.



H. O. KARLSON. POCKET CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9,1910.

Patented Dec. 6,1910.

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H. G. KARLSON. POCKET CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1910.

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POCKET CIGARETTE-MAKING DEVICE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed March 9, 1910. Serial No. 548,157.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY .O. KARLsoN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Hasbrouck Heights, in the county of Bergen and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPocket Cigarette-Making Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cigarette making devices adapt-ed to beconveniently carried in the pocket. Its object is the production of asimple, eflicient and compact device that can be incorporated'with thebox or pouch in which the tobacco is sold, at a cost that will permit amanufacturer or merchant to give this cigarette making device with hisgoods as an advertisement.

A further object of the invention is to make .it impracticable to refillwithout mutilating the device.-

With these objects in view the invention comprises a receptacle orcanister for tobacco including a forming tube telescoping within and aplunger foldable alongside the said receptacle.

In the accompanying drawings, which are hereby made a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is apartial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a left hand sideview of Fig. 1. Fig. a is a right hand side View of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is abottom plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a partial front view and sectionof a modified form of the invention with some of the elements shown in achanged position. Fig. 7 is a partial enlarged detail side view of theplunger rod. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a topplan view of a modification of the invention, portions thereof shownremoved; Fig. 10 is a front view of Fig. 9, portions thereof shownremoved. Fig. 11 is a left hand side view of Fig. 10, portions thereofshown removed. Fig. 12 is a right hand side View of Fig. 10, portionsthereof shown removed. Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 10,portions thereof shown removed. Fig. 1 1 is an isometric view of themodification illustrated in Figs. 9 to 13, portions thereof showndiagrammatically in dotted lines. Fig. 15 is a partial enlarged detailfrontview of the forming tube. Fig. 16 is a section on the line 16-16 ofFig. 15 and Fig. 17 .is a side view of Fig. 15.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 20.

designates a receptacle of oblong or flattened cross section that hasformed therewith a narrower neck portion 21 at one end thereof. Thecontour of the lower portion 22 of the said receptacle 20 is half roundfor a specified distance whereafter it has a flattened and inclinedportion 23 that joins the straight lower side 24 of the said neckportion 21. The upper portion 25 of the receptacle 20 is formed with a Ushaped groove 26 for its entire length except at a specified distancefrom the necked end where it is provided with an inverted ball shapedraised socket 27. The latter has an elongated aperture or longitudinalslot 28 extending approximately across the face thereof. A plunger ortamping rod 29 is maintained in slidable engagement therewith and isprevented from pulling out of the said socket 25 by virtue of a bulbshaped tamping head 30 at one end of said plunger rod 29 and a slightlycurved handle hook 31 atthe other end thereof. The said tamping head 30closes the slot 28 of the socket 27 when the rod 29 is placed in aninoperative position as shown in Figs. 1 to 4:. The handle hook 31 fitssnugly over the right hand end of the receptacle 20 and when forced downthereover maintains the said rod 29 in a locked position therewith. Thelower end of the tamping head 30 has a conical depression 32, the objectof which is to hold the tobacco while it is tamped into a forming tube35. The said tube 35 is in slidable engagement with a guide sleeve 36that extends from the lower portion of a funnel or flared retainer 37The latter depends from the straight side 24; of the neck portion 21.The upper end of the tube 35 has an outwardly flaring portion 39 thatregisters with the said retainer 37 by virtue of which the tube 35 isprevented from disengagement with the former. Adjacent to the saidflaring portion 39 the tube 35 is provided with a projection 33 formedtherewith which coacts with the inner face of the guide sleeve 36 tohold the said tube 35 in a locked position. The lower extremity of theforming tube 35 has incorporated therewith small corrugations or ridges3S distributed in alternate horizontal and vertical groups to provide agrip for the operators fingers when pulling out the said tube 35 fromwithin the receptacle 20.

A slide 40 conforms to the curvature of the half round lower side 22 ofthe receptacle 20 and is held in operative position therewith by meansof a clip 41, which coacts with a slot 42 formed in said slide 40, theclip 41 is suitably secured to the said receptacle 20. The slide 40 isprovided with an extending ear 43 by means of which the said slide 40 ismoved either to close the end of the forming tube 35 when the latter isdrawn in and to maintain it in a locked position with the receptacle 20,or moved toward the other extremity of the slot 42 when it is desired toextend out the tube 35 previous to forming a cigarette thereon.

The outer end of the neck portion 21 is closed by a head 44 which caneither be forced in or attached thereto by means of a seamed joint inthe usual manner. Adjacent to the opposite and larger end 47 of thereceptacle 20 is a head 45 adapted to slide within the latter. The saidslidable head 45 is operated by means of a wire bail 46 that is attachedthereto and which passes through openings provided therefor in the head44. The longitudinal members 46 and 46 that form the said bail 46straddle the forming tube 35, one on each side thereof and are connectedat their outer ends by a member 46 which crosses the head 44 diagonallyas shown in Fig. 3. The former has a depressed central portion 50 forclearance of the operators fingers when taking hold of the said member46 to manipulate the slidable head 45 in order to bring the tobaccocontained in the receptacle 20 toward theretainer 37 for the tube 35. Anadvanced position of the head 45 and the bail member 46 is shown in Fig.2 by the dash and dotted lines 45 and 46 respectively.

In Fig. 6 wherein the forming tube 35 is shown extended out and theplunger rod 29 partially entered therein, the slidable head 45 and thethereto connected bail 46 are dispensed with. The ends 44 and 48 are inthis case formed integral with the longitudinal body sides of the saidreceptacle 20 and the upper and lower sides 25 and 22 respectivelyseamed thereto.

In Fig. 2 a head 48 is attached to the larger end 47 of the receptacle20 in a similar manner to that of the head 44. It is evident that anyattempt to force an entrance into the receptacle 20 would either sodistort or mutilate the said receptacle and end heads fastened therewithas to make it practically useless for re-use.

Before the head 44 which is preferably the last one to be attached tothe receptacle 20 is secured in place, the plunger rod 29 is insertedthrough the slot 28 with the socket 27, and the forming tube 35 isinserted through the retainer 37 with the guide sleeve 36, whereafterthe receptacle 20 is charged with tobacco, next the saidhead 44 isfastened in position.

The longitudinal sides of the receptacle 20 are provided with holders 51preferably formed integral with the said longitudinal sides by slittingand bulging out the same for the purpose of holding folders contain ingcigarette paper and matches with which the tobacconist customarilysupplies his customers. The openingsof the slits forming the saidholders 51 are covered by pieces of paper 52, paratfined on their insidesurfaces, and glued or otherwise fastened to the interior of the saidreceptacle 20. A similar precaution to keep the air from the tobacco isobserved at the end of the receptacle 20 where the inclined side 23joins the neck portion 21, namely a false bottom or diaphragm 53 ofoiled or paraltined paper is inserted and glued thereto (Fig. 6).

In the modificationof the invention illustrated in Figs. 9 to 14 a pouch60 is substituted for the receptacle 20, and the shape of the former iscarried or sustained by a wire frame 61. The top member 61 of the latterforms an eye 61 at the left hand portion thereof that is an equivalentof the ball socket and slot respectively 27 and 28 of the previouslydescribed construction. The right 7 hand portion 61 of the said member61 provides locking means for the handle hook 31 of the plunger rod 29by virtue of the said portion 61 yielding or springing back to allow thesaid hook 31 to pass thereover. The forming tube 35 in this case is heldwithin a guide 61 formed by the coiled ends 61 and 61 of the wire of thesaid frame 61 meeting at this point. An equivalent of the slide 40 ishere found in a flap or apron 62 which is provided with a snap button63, similar to what is used on gloves or other wearing apparel, thatengages its socket member 63 fastened to the pouch fabric, when the tube35 is drawn within the pouch. The said flap 62 is pulled back (as shownin dotted lines Fig. 10) and buttoned on another socket member 63 thatis fastened to a lower side 60 of the said pouch 60 when it is desiredto extend the tube 35 for the purpose of forming a cigarette thereon. Tohold the folders of cigarette paper and matches with the said pouch 6Oholders 68 of tape are sewn onto the longitudinal sides 6O thereof. Thereceptacle or pouch fabric may be sewn to wire frame 61 as indicated bythe stitches 64. In other respects the elements and their functionscorrespond to the previously described construction.

To use my invention, the internal revenue seal 65 (Figs. 1 and 9) whichenvelops the receptacle, the plunger rod 29 and the slide 40 (or flap62) is broken. The said slide 40 (or flap 62) is then moved toward thelarger or right hand end of the said receptacle whereafter the formingtube 35 may be extended outwardly of the guide ring 86. At the firststroke of the plunger rod 29 the false paper bottom 53 is ripped openafter which the said plunger rod 29 is used to loosen any tobacco thatmay be lodged in the corners of the receptacle 20 as shown by dottedlines 29 in Fig. 6. The tobacco is then worked over into the retainer 37wherein it is in position to be tamped down in the forming tube 35around which a ciga rette paper has previously been wrapped andmoistened on the edge as well as twisted at the end. After the saidforming tube 35 has been tamped full the last stroke of the plungerpushes the completed cigarette off the forming tube. By my device eitherlong or short cut tobacco may be used.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim 1s:

1. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a telescopic cigarette formingtube at one end of said receptacle and a plunger approximately inalinement and coacting with said forming tube adapted to fold alongsidesaid receptacle.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a guide sleeve formed with oneside of said receptacle at one end thereof, a cigarette forming tube inengagement with said guide sleeve adapted to recede within or extendbeyond said receptacle and a plunger located approximately opposite toand coacting with said forming tube adapted to fold with saidreceptacle.

3. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a narrower neck portion for saidreceptacle at one end thereof, a guide sleeve with said neck portion, acigarette forming tube slidable within said guide sleeve and extendingbeyond the latter when in a receding position for manipulation thereofand a plunger cooperating with said forming tube adapted to foldalongside said receptacle.

4. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a narrow neck portion for one endof said receptacle, a retainer with a flaring end communicating withsaid neck portion, a guide sleeve for the other end of said retainer, atelescopic cigarette forming tube engaging said guide sleeve with aportion thereof extending beyond the latter for manipulating, a slidesuitably held in coacting position with said receptacle adapted to closeand maintain said forming tube in a locked position and a plungercooperating with and located approximately opposite said forming tube.

5. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a neck portion for one end ofsaid receptacle, a retainer communicating with said neck portion, aguide sleeve projecting outwardly from said retainer, a cigaretteforming tube in slidable engagement with said guide sleeve, a flaringupper portion for said forming tube registering with said retainer whenin an extended position beyond said receptacle, a corrugated lowerportion for said forming tube to provide a manipulating grip therefor, aslide coacting with said receptacle adapted to maintain said formingtube in a closed position therewith and a cooperating plunger inapproximate alinement with said forming tube.

6. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a telescopic cigarette formingtube at one side of said receptacle, a socket at the opposite side ofsaid receptacle in approximate alinement with said forming tube and aplunger detachably supported by said socket adapted to cooperate withsaid forming tube and foldable with said receptacle.

7. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco a telescopic cigarette formingtube at one side of said receptacle, an inverted ball shaped socket atthe opposite side of said receptacle in approximate alinement with saidforming tube and provided with an elongated aperture extendingapproximately across the longitudinal face of said ball socket, aplunger rod adapted to cooperate with said forining tube through saidaperture, a bulb shaped tamping head for one end of said plunger rodadapted to close said aperture when said plunger is folded with saidreceptacle and a handle hook at the other end of said plunger redadapted to lock with one end of said receptacle also when said plungerrod is folded therewith.

S. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a neck portion for one end ofsaid receptacle, a flared container communicating with said neckportion, a guide sleeve extending from said retainer, a ciga retteforming tube slidable within said guide sleeve and having a flaringupper portion to register with said retainer when the tube is extendedand having a corrugated lower portion to provide a manipulating griptherewith, a slide coaeting with said recep tacle adapted to maintainsaid forming tube in a closed position therewith, a ball shaped socketwith an aperture for the opposite side of said receptacle in approximatealinement with said retainer and a plunger rod adapted to cooperate withsaid forming tube through the aperture in said socket and have ing abulb shaped tamping head at one end thereof adapted to close theaperture in said socket and having a handle hook at the other endthereof adapted to lock with said receptacle contemporaneously with theclosure of the aperture in said socket when said plunger is foldedalongside said receptacle.

9. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco a telescopic cigarette formingtube at one side thereof and a cooperating plunger in approximatealinement with said forming tube adapted to fold within a groove in theopposite side of said receptacle.

10. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco and provided with a longitudinalgroove in one side, a cigarette forming tube telescopic within theopposite side of said receptacle, a socket within said groove inapproximate alinement with said forming tube and provided with anelongated aperture in alinement with said groove, and a plunger rodcooperating with said forming tube through said aperture adapted toclose the latter when folded within said groove.

11. In a. device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a telescopic cigarette formingtube within one side of said receptacle, a plunger in approximatealinement with and opposite to said forming tube and a tamping head witha conical recess at one end of said plunger adapted to cooperate withsaid forming tube to force tobacco thereinto.

12. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tubetelescopic within one side of said receptacle, holders comprisingoutwardly bent strips with adjacent sides of said receptacle adapted tohold folders of cigarette paper and a plunger supported within theopposite side of said formiiig tube adapted to cooperate therewith.

13. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to hold tobacco, a cigarette forming tube telescopicwithin one side of said receptacle, a slidable head within saidreceptacle, means connected with said slidable head to bring the tobaccocontained in said receptacle toward said forming tube and a plunger inapproximate alinement with said forming tube opposite thereto adapted toforce the tobacco thereinto.

14. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a neck portion for one side ofsaid receptacle, a retainer communicating with said neck portion, aguide sleeve extending from said retainer, a cigarette form-' ing tubeslidable within said guide sleeve, a head movable within said receptacleadapted to bring the tobacco contained in said receptacle toward saidretainer, a bail secured to said movable head and extending outside ofsaid receptacle to provide means for manipulating said movable head anda plunger in approximate alinement with said retainer at the sideopposite adapted to force tobacco from said retainer into said formingtube.

15. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle comprising end heads and sides adapted to contain tobacco, acigarette forming tube telescopic within one side of said receptacle, aslidable head within said receptacle adapted to bring the tobacco insaid receptacle toward said forming tube, a bail secured to said slidinghead whereby the latter may be manipulated, said bail passing throughone end head of said receptacle adjacent to said forming tube, said endhead having a depressed cen tral port-ion to provide clearance for theoperators fingers when manipulating said bail, and a plunger cooperatingwith said forming tube adapted to fold with said receptacle.

16. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tubetelescopic within one side of said receptacle, a diaphragm with saidreceptacle adapted to hold the tobaccocontained therein to one endthereof and a plunger cooperating with said forming tube adapted tofracture said diaphragm to bring the tobacco held by the latter inoperative position to be acted upon by said plunger.

17. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tubetelescopic within one side of said receptacle, holders comprisingoutwardly bent strips formed between slits in adjacent sides of saidreceptacle, covers attached to the inside surfaces of said receptacleadapted to cover up the slits formed therewith and a plunger supportedwithin the side opposite said forming tube adapted to cooperatetherewith.

18. In a device of the character described the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a guide sleeve with one side ofsaid receptacle, a cigarette forming tube slidable within said guidesleeve, locking means for the upper end of said forming tube adapted tocoact with said guide sleeve and a plunger supported in approximatealinement with said forming tube adapted to cooperate therewith.

19. In a device of the character described.

the combination of a tobacco receptacle comprismg body sides and headspermanently secured thereto, one of said sides being formed With anaperture and the other side the county of New York and State of New withan open ended retainer, a cigarette York, this 7th day of March, A. D.1910.

formin tube insertible through said re- LT tainer a nd a plungerinsertible through said HEB RY KARLSON' 5 aperture, said tube andplunger being in- Witnesses: serted previous to the closing of saidheads. E. L. JONES,

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, in D. WonHR.

